Wage and Hour

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment requiring paid lactation breaks, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Affirmative Action: Federal

  Updated to reflect increased coverage thresholds under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), effective October 1, 2025.

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  Legal Timetable

  Los Angeles County Requires Hotel Worker Protections

• Date:

  December 2, 2025

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  News

  Starbucks Agrees to Largest Worker-Protection Settlement in NYC History

  Starbucks will pay $39 million to settle charges that it violated New York City's Fair Workweek Law.

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  Legal Timetable

  Santa Fe, New Mexico, Minimum Wage Increases to $17.50

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  Legal Timetable

  Santa Fe, New Mexico, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage in Santa Fe, effective November 21, 2025. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: New Mexico

  Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage in Santa Fe, effective November 21, 2025. 

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Boulder County, Colorado, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage in Boulder County, effective November 20, 2025.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Boulder County, Colorado, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage in Boulder County, effective November 20, 2025.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Boulder County, Colorado, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage in Boulder County, effective November 20, 2025.